Abbott Architect Combo Assay question Dr. Wohl

Oct 21, 2012

Doctor, almost five months ago i had a low risk exposure involving deep kissing and more or less 15 seconds of protected oral sex with an exotic dancer. She also rubbed my dick protected in her vagina once before oral sex took place. She provided and put the condom on me, didn't brake. All this was a stupid thing to do.

So far i have had 5 negative results with the HIV Abbott Architect Combo assay at 6, 9, 12, 14 and 16 weeks.

I also had negative results at 12 weeks for HBsAg with the Roche Elecsys and negative results with the Abbott CMIA for total HBcAb. HBsAb was 0.00. For total anti HCV with the Abbott CMIA the result was also negative. All tests were done in the same lab ISO certified.

Deep kissing is a concern for Hepatitis B and C because i had a very bad molar and my gum was swollen in that area, i also had a not painful canker sore inside my cheek. No bleeding gums by the way.

So, my questions are:

1- Are my negative results for Hep B and C conclusive?

2- Is it possible to test negative at 12 weeks for HBsAg and still be infected with hep B?

3- Do i have to take another HIV test at 6 months? I can wait one more month if it's necessary, same for Hep B and C to be 100%

4- Is the HIV Abbott Architect Combo assay an easy test to perform? i'm afraid of false negatives due to human error from the lab staff.

My life is in your hands, i don't want to be a danger to others, i'm afraid, thank you Doctor.

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